§ 4505 — Provisions of marketing programs

Subject to the legislative restrictions and limitations set forth in this chapter, any marketing program issued by the secretary pursuant to this chapter may contain any or all of the following provisions:

(1) Provisions for the establishment of plans for advertising and sales promotion to maintain present markets or to create new or larger markets for agricultural commodities grown or produced in this Commonwealth. Plans shall be directed toward increasing the sale of such commodities without reference to any particular firm's or individual's brand or trade name. No advertising or sales promotion program shall be issued by the secretary which shall make use of false or unwarranted claims on behalf of any product or disparage the quality, value, sale or use of any other agricultural commodity.

(2) Provisions for the establishment of research programs designed to benefit producers or for agriculture in general.

(3) Provisions establishing or providing authority for establishing an information and service program designed to acquaint producers and other interested persons with quality standards and quality improvements.

(4) Provisions allowing the secretary and the commodity marketing board to cooperate with any other state or Federal agency or other organization whose activities may be deemed beneficial to the purpose of this chapter.

(5) Provision may be made in the program to exempt or allow suitable adjustments or credits in connection with an agricultural commodity on which a mandatory checkoff for market development is required under the authority of any Federal law.